Texas coast hit by hurricane winds and floods
Port Lavaca saw 85 to 100 mph winds with a blown roof at Perry School and a downed Houston Oil warehouse. Seadrift logged 135 mph winds with houses leveled. Palacios reported 65 to 75 mph winds and rising tides as the storm moved inland toward Houston and Corpus Christi. Several deaths and refugees fill shelters while communications collapse and relief workers mobilize.
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Port Lavaca
Port O'Connor
Palacios
Houston
Texas
Charles Reeves
San Antonio
John Michael
Charles, Jr
Corpus Christi
Glenn Smith
Port Aransas
Joe Greer
Port Teabel
Port Isabel
Red Cross
John Alexander
United Press
Portland
Houston Highway
Victoria
Perry School
J. C. McAuliffe
Pioneer Panhandle Oil Operator Dies
Tex Mellroy, a prominent Panhandle oil operator and early pioneer in the Borger and Dixon Creek fields, died at 74 in a San Antonio hospital. He helped launch multiple companies, supported civic causes, and left a legacy of successful ventures and charitable acts. Burial will be in Tolar Cemetery Hood County Texas.
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N. D. Bartlett
Globe-News
S. D
Tex) Mellroy
San Antonio
Tolar
Mellroy
Hood County
Smith Ranch
Hutchinson County
Borger
Tex
Panhandle
Legion
Maverick Club
Community Chest
McIlroy
Southwest
White McIlroy
Yukon Territory
Fairbanks
Kathryn
Hazel
T. G. Nichols
Amarillo
F. G. Antonio
Helotes
Alaska
W. W. Mellroy
Truman shifts enemy knowledge to American industry
President Truman orders German and Japanese scientific data and patents to be used for U.S. reconversion under John W. Snyder, aiming rapid public dissemination while military security remains. The piece also notes jobless relief debates, price policy battles, and forthcoming consumer goods as war ends approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. Green
Washington
Truman
John W. Snyder
C.E.D
T C.E.D
Owl
Elmer Davis’ Agency
State Department
Chester Bowles
Truman urges continued selective service with two year term
President Truman asks Congress to extend draft inductions for ages 18 to 25 for two years to sustain military strength in Pacific and postwar periods. He cites potential gaps if demobilization proceeds too quickly and projects up to 800000 non veterans and volunteers by next July. He warns against abrupt cessation and outlines policy to balance volunteers and veterans.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Pacific
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Andrew J. May
Kentucky
House Military Affairs Committee
Japan
Europe
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Lend Lease Hit By Cold Wave in China
Maj. Gen. Henry Aurand, chief of services of supply in the China theater, disclosed that all lend-lease items in China have been frozen. He stated the aim to safeguard U S equipment stored in China and ensure transfer only to authorized persons.
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Lend Lease
China
Kumming
Henry 8
Aurand
United States
Weather outlook for Amarillo and surrounding areas
Partly cloudy this afternoon through Tuesday with little temperature change. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies with scattered showers in Pecos Valley this afternoon and tonight, becoming partly cloudy Tuesday. New Mexico reports widely scattered mountain showers with otherwise fair conditions and similar temperature trends. Highs reach 80 in the mountains and 85 to 90 elsewhere, with a 24 hour high of 87 and low 64.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Tip Prize Winners Named In Gas Rationing News Tips
Mrs. L. L. Broaddus wins 5 dollars for best News Tip of last week reporting inability to drive due to mechanic shortages. Wayne Holloway earns 3 dollars for a tip about a ball player catching fire from matches in his pocket. Yvonne Richards gets 2 dollars for tip on Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt in town. Additional tipsters listed include A. M. Baumgartner and many residents.
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L. L. Broaddus
Wayne Holloway
Houston
Yvonne Richards
Belleview
Elliott Roosevelt
Stettinius Heads to London for UN Interim Meeting
Edward R. Stettinius Jr., former Secretary of State, travels from New York aboard the Queen Mary to serve as President Truman’s personal representative at an interim United Nations Organizations commission meeting in London.
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Stettinius
London
New York
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
Truman
United Nations Organizations
Occupation of Japan Seen as Relief After Victory
Dewitt Mackenzie argues that Allied occupation of Japan will bring relief despite potential incidents. He notes Japanese militarists' fierce resistance and kamikaze zeal, warns of possible clashes, and asserts Allied planning and readiness to handle difficulties.
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Japan
Nippon
Tokyo
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Eighth
Third Fleet
S. D. McIlroy
Pioneer Panhandle Oil
Dixon Creek Oil Company
McHilroy Oil Company
Cockrell-McHiroy Company
William McIlroy and
Mary
Melroy Brothers
Dixon Creek No. 1
MefIlroy
West Pampa Field
Lee McIlroy
Page
Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
Asiatic
Robert L. Eichelberger
Eighth Army
Philippines
24Th
Okinawa
Korea
Tenth Army
Ryukyu Islands
Shanghai
Kurile Islands
Singapore
Hong Kong
North Borneo
Free China
Iowa
South Dakota
King George V
Duke of York
Adm
Bruce Praser
Diet
Eichelberger
Yokohama
Admiral Halsey
Sagami Bay
Uraga Strait
Halsey
Robert B. Carney
Tokyo Bay
Yokosuka Naval Base
Yokosuka
Katase
Miura Peninsula
Missouri
Office of War Information
OPA
J. B. Coe Ller, Co
Lincoln
George Wang
Chungking
New China Daily
Russia
Yenan
Mao ‘Tze Tung
Chiang Kai-shek
Patrick J. Hurley
Mao
Hurley
Mao Tze Tung
Chuneking
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes, Insurance
Tip
A. M. Baumgartner
North East Eighth
W. W. Blodgett
North Polk
Bobby Reid
Hayden
Grady Wilson
W. O. Clark
North Manhattan
Loyd Mowry
East Eleventh
George Thomas
E. B. Shuffler
North Cleveland
J. C. Arden
J. C. Williams
North Roosevelt
Earl Bishop
East Sixteenth
Jack Mathis
Blanche Dixon
A Harrison
J. A. Eastwood
Polk
Rube Musick
America
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